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handwritten note: TO: ideal version of myself REMINDER to buy chainsaw, and then carry chainsaw into the woods to remove deadfall, as a service to all trail users, including myself

November 14, 2024

Somebody Should Do Something About This

hand drawn chart of possible tracks of the lifespan of a friendship

October 17, 2024

How To Stay In Touch

ESSAYS

Illustration: Here Be Dragons

September 5, 2024

I Stopped To Read Some Signs And Let Me Tell You

hand-drawn pie chart: Why Can't I Take A Day Off?

August 8, 2024

Learning To Rest

line graph of "and then I found five dollars" ending

July 25, 2024

The $5 Ending

July 27, 2023

Things Are Different Now

December 29, 2022

MAKE 2023 THE YEAR OF MAXIMUM ENTHUSIASM

ESSAYS

illustration of mountain made up of small mountains

December 1, 2022

Adventures In Radical Incrementalism

semi-rad illustration: the race you wanted vs the race you got

November 10, 2022

We Interrupt Your Expectations To Bring You Your Actual Marathon

illustration of line graph of brain activity

November 3, 2022

Maybe I’m Not “Having Trouble Sleeping”

AC DC Angus Young silhouette drawing

October 20, 2022

AC/DC, Life

ESSAYS
MUSIC

semi-rad arguing illustration

September 22, 2022

One Of The Smartest Things Anyone Has Ever Said To Me

tree papercut by Anna Brones

September 8, 2022

A Pessimist Plants A Tree

ESSAYS

Dogs_Leave_A_Hole_In_Your_Heart

June 30, 2022

He Was Just A Dog

DOGS
ESSAYS

drawing of two fried eggs

May 19, 2022

I Have Been Frying Eggs Wrong My Entire Life, Probably

ESSAYS

drawing of angel and devil on shoulders

April 21, 2022

Unearned Confidence Vs. Humility

ESSAYS
HUMOR

drawing of spine with picket sign reading "On strike now"

March 10, 2022

There’s No Way I Could Have Seen This Totally Predictable Injury Coming

The Good Old Days pie chart

January 27, 2022

Nostalgia: A Hobby, A Habit, A Survival Tactic

ESSAYS

man playing 90s power shovel

January 13, 2022

Shoveling Season Is Upon Us

practice maximum enthusiasm sweatshirt

December 30, 2021

Make 2022 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm

an NYPD helicopter passes NYC Marathon runners as they cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

November 11, 2021

My Friend Says It’s The Greatest Race In The World

semi-rad I recommend wikipedia featured image

October 21, 2021

I Recommend Wikipedia

handwritten title box: Taking A Break

August 19, 2021

Taking A Break

hand-drawn post-it note

August 5, 2021

Because You Never Know

DOGS
ESSAYS

Bikepacking C&O canal path by Forest Woodward

July 29, 2021

The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick

photo of colorful pocket notebooks

June 17, 2021

Surely These Notebooks Will Help Me Create Amazing Things

ESSAYS
HUMOR

semi-rad chart: day vs night

May 20, 2021

Getting Up Early: An Ode, A Lament

ESSAYS
HUMOR